Need a quick uplift right about now? [Video]
Take a few moments to listen to this timely and uplifting video–and if you like, pass it on to your family and friends. Remember, your prayers are the antidote that’s …
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Join us in Prayer Regarding Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
Join us in prayer regarding the issue of juveniles in solitary confinement. From the National Council of Church’s statement on this issue: The National Council of Churches applauds President Obama’s order banning …
The Stanford Law School reported facts behind our latest video post about mental illness in California prisons
We just published an interview with Chaplain Brian about a diagnosed and treated mentally ill inmate he had been seeing for the past 8 years. This particular inmate is no longer …
April “Adopt a Prison” Prayer Request – Fights are preventing chaplain services
Fights in the Santa Barbara County Jail are preventing religious services Dear Friends, I spoke with Rev. Ivan Vorster, the Sheriff’s Chaplain at the Santa Barbara County Jail two weeks …
A disease without a known medical cure
A disease named for the San Joaquin Valley, where the same soil produces the state’s agricultural bounty can turn traitorous. The disease, called the “silent epidemic”, known as “cocci”, became …
Prison suicide rate escalating
There are about 33,000 mentally ill prisoners in state prisons in California, close to 30 percent of the prison population. The number of suicides in state prisons has soared in …
Major health issues among California’s inmates
Our prison population, is comprised of a disproportionate number of minorities and low-income Americans — 37 percent of whom have chronic diseases, 65 to 80 percent of whom have struggled with …
